VSEPR Geometry, Bond Angles, Polarity, Hybridization
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AX1En
Linear
180 degrees
Polarity variable
Hybridization variable
AX2
Linear
180 degrees
Nonpolar
sp
AX3
Trigonal Planar
120 degrees
Nonpolar
sp2
AX2E1
Bent
<120 degrees
Polar
sp2
AX4
Tetrahedral
109.5 degrees
Nonpolar
sp3
AX3E1
Trigonal Pyramidal
<109.5 degrees
Polar
sp3
AX2E2
Bent
«109.5 degrees
Polar
sp3
AX5
Trigonal Bipyramidal
90 degrees, 120 degrees
Nonpolar
sp3d
AX4E1
Seesaw
<90 degrees, <120 degrees
Polar
sp3d
AX3E2
T-shaped
<90 degrees, 180 degrees
Polar
sp3d
AX2E3
Linear
180 degrees
Nonpolar
sp3d
AX6
Octahedral
90 degrees
Nonpolar
sp3d2
AX5E1
Square pyramidal
<90 degrees
Polar
sp3d2
AX4E2
Square planar
90 degrees
Nonpolar
sp3d2
AX3E3
T-shaped
90 degrees, 180 degrees
Polar
sp3d2
AX2E4
Linear
180 degrees
Nonpolar
sp3d2
Which VSEPR models would you generally expect to be polar, but are nonpolar?
Square planar (AX4E2) and Linear (AX2E3, AXE4) because the poles cancel out and there is no net dipole moment.
